On Saturday 03 December 2005 1:56 am, Heather Rose Jones wrote: [snip] > It also strikes me that those descriptions don't rule out the > possibility that the linen was used as a lining for the caftan or > hanging dress respectively. (I keep forgetting what the current > standard English term is for the not-an-apron dress.)
You're right, they don't rule out that possibility. Though Hagg's analysis of some of the finds suggest that at least some caftans were lined with silk--a detail I've always found hard to accept in light of the evidence that silk was rare enough to be used for trim. I'm not sure there is a standard English term for the "hanging dress". Most SCA types now call it an "apron dress", for want of a better term. Some people borrow the modern Scandanavian terms "hangerrock" (sorry, I can't put in the proper diacritical marks) or "traggerock." -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Physics is like sex; sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it."--Richard Feynman _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
